December 🤞🏼🎅🏼

[Emiily887]

Praying for a Santa miracle!! Fingers crossed this is our month ladies! CD 5 following my chemical last month - starting to feel more positive now 🩷

@Emiily887 I'm glad you are approaching Christmas with an easy attitude, that's the way to do it! I hope that the bustle of preparations and social occasions will keep you nicely distracted 😊

I'm not keeping my resolutions: I think I'll manage to avoid testing until AF is due, but not obsessing or symptoms spotting is another matter. Every evening I tell myself to try and not think about TTC tomorrow... and every day I do regardless.

Also, I think I really exasperated my DH faffing about ovulation time, I bet some of you ladies know what I'm talking about! Fortunately it's now behind us, 2 DPO today.

I think it's just this awareness that this is literally our last month to try and get pregnant naturally, this time in January I'll be preparing to start taking my IVF meds 😳

I have such hopes it might actually happen, fed by all the stories of couples who conceived after deciding to go IVF route. But at the same time I know that it is as unlikely as it was in the previous 10 cycles.

At least by Christmas I'll know if we aren't successful, so I can get over the disappointment and just enjoy the day, and look to the future.

Baby dust to everybody, looking forward to seeing 2 lines on all your tests!

Hey lovely ladies!

Hope its okay if I join to?

Currently TTC #2 after having my implant removed at the end of November. Not quite sure where I am in my cycle but did have a period a couple days after removal.

When TTC #1 we did conceive after the removal, even though it ended in a loss. Hoping we can conceive quickly again🤞🏻

Definitely already going crazy testing with OPKs and symptom spotting 🤦🏻‍♀️ think i'm currently CD14, hopefully know just before the new year!

Morning everyone. I'm 9 or 10DPO and tested this morning. BFN, which I expected, so it's over for me this cycle. I know 9DPO is early, but I had a strong line at 9DPO when I got pregnant with my son. My two early losses didn't show up until 11/12DPO, but I had feelings in the days before those positives even then. This time, absolutely nothing. Just waiting for AF to arrive next week.

people will say it’s too early but you know your self and your body. I tested positive at 8dpo with my second pregnancy (both ended in mc) I wasn’t ovulating early.
i had lots of symptoms just like my first pregnancy and just knew.
i am 8dpo today and know its not my month. No symptoms apart from pms symptoms which are different to pregnancy symptoms (for me).
I even did a test this morning and no positive. Everyone will say it’s too early but I know my body. I get very strong lines when pregnant to the point I was testing with strong positives weeks after my two miscarriages x

Hi everyone,

Sending baby dust to you all!

Im 7DPO and not sure what to think. Normally I’m cramping and very emotional now but have neither of those things. Small bit of cramping yesterday but weirdly absolutely no symptoms vs previous months…

I don’t test early or if at all really until my period comes but have bought a load of early tests of Amazon. Maybe I’ll become a POAS addict 🤣

Morning ladies🩷
Do we have any December miracles yet?🥹
I haven’t tested with OPK this cycle and don’t intend to, but have been crampy the last day or so. Think I’ve ovulated or am about to, so just intend to wait it out and see if AF comes or not in a few weeks.
How are you all feeling? Xx

Hi ladies, hope it's alright to join along too!

Been TTC for our first baby since the beginning of this year. The past few months have been such an emotional time and last month I was so stressed that it massively messed up my cycle. Keeping hopeful for Dec and sending baby dust to all! Was recently reminded that statistically Dec is the most common month to conceive, which did give me that wee bit of hope (which I very much need rn!!) 💗

Currently 5 DPO. I ovulated the earliest I ever have (usually range between CD 16-19 but this month it was CD 15) so that was a nice surprise, plus it was the strongest peak I've ever had - did make a conscious effort to tryyy to relax as much as possible so that may have helped but who knows! However past few days I've had a bad cold (caught off DH) which has worried me a bit as not sure if that can affect conception/implantation. No symptoms as of yet otherwise🙁

This months has been full of people I know announcing pregnancies, and I am so over the moon for them but does just leave you feeling disheartened yourself. My period is due around Christmas so shall just have to wait and see.

@Emiily887 That’s really good you’re been more relaxed approaching ovulation haven’t been tracking and just listened to your body. I’m doing exactly the same, AF due on Thurs so only got to wait 4 more days or so. Feeling very tired, a bit groggy and sore boobs but all of this is also PMS so I’m not reading anything into it.
all I can say is this is the most relaxed month I’ve been during our ttc so who knows now.
welcome to all the ladies joining as well! Have been following along and reading your stories 💕🩷love and baby dust to all.
@missrose13 totally get what you mean about all the announcements, lovely for them but it’s ok to find all that hard to see. I’m thinking of just logging out of socials for the Xmas week so that I can just enjoy the festive time with dh and family and not have to see/be triggered about what others are doing.

@LuxyLocket Aw the waiting can be so hard but sending love and baby dust to you too!! Glad you were feeling more relaxed this month, we were trying the same as its what everyone always recommends doing but it is so hard when you want something this badly.

Yes socials can be so triggering - really good idea to look after your own well being and log out to enjoy Christmas times much as you can with DH and family. 💗 I may do the same as some recently have just really got to me. TTC is such an emotional journey! 😓

@missrose13 thank you, I was a crazy early tester the last few months (absolutely no judgement for that!) but this time I’m not as had hopes built up which resulted in a chemical before. It’s so weird not testing and I keep getting the odd urge but I’m staying firm and just seeing if AF arrives. It’s absolutely so hard when it’s something you want so badly. I think it’s tough either way and there’s certainly no right or wrong way to handle ttc each month. 💕🩷
It really is, this group has brought a lot of support and comfort and so nice to connect with other women who are going through the exact same thing and can completely empathise.

@LuxyLocket I def have too the past few months ah, so hard not to test each day when you just want to see that line! So sorry to about your chemical, that must have been hard😔Can imagine it will feel odd this month but as you said, it's so tough either way. Have my fingers crossed for you!

Aw have been a lurker for a while but thought I'd jump on now as yes recently found that connecting with others who've been/are going through this journey as well does bring a lot of much needed comfort 💕

I can’t quite believe this but yes 🥹 at 9dpo.

Congratulations lovely! I hope this is the start of the BFPs for this thread.
unfortunately for em AF arrived yesterday. Frustrating but I don’t feel as upset as I thought I might have. It was exactly 1 year ago today I got my BFP which sadly ended in a MC, I wasn’t sure how I’d feel if I got a BFP on the same day.

Thank you. 🙏 I’m hoping this one sticks. Weirdly also it’s the first BFP to the day a year ago I started my first miscarriage.
So although we are over the moon we are very cautious x

Ahhh!!! How amazing🥹🩷
So pleased for you lovely, congratulations!! Everything crossed that this is a sticky little bean🥰

@LuxyLocket wow!! That has gone so quickly! How are you feeling today?
I think I’m 2dpo going by how I felt over the weekend so we will see if af arrives. The relaxed approach is definitely needed but I don’t think I could do it every cycle as I’d panic we were missing ovulation🤣 but for December and after the 2 recent chemicals it’s definitely needed to stop my mind going into overdrive xx

I think I'm 1dpo going by Premom and OPKs - first time using them though - my peak seems to have been Saturday so ovulation would be yesterday? I felt a definite 'stitch' type pain on left side. If anyone more experienced using these wouldn't mind casting an eye over my tests I'd really appreciate it 🙏🏻 x

I’d say it’s likely that you ovulated yesterday so yes I’d put you at 1DPO today. Fingers crossed for you.

Thank you - sorry to see AF arrived for you. Baby dust for the next cycle ✨

Hey girls, I'm currently 2dpo. First cycle using OPKs, already driving myself crazy with impatience!! I'm going to try and hold out testing until Xmas Eve where I'll be 10dpo, would be the best Xmas gift ahhh 😭✨🎄

Aw huge congratulations!! Was so hoping to see some BFP's on this thread💓Hope you're getting on okay!

Aw how did you find using OKP's this cycle? I've been using them a wee while now but tempted to try without again (although they do give me some reassurance)😕I'm 6 DPO and so impatient too!! Best of luck holding out though and fingers crossed for a xmas gift!✨

Hey ladies,

Anyone not seen their peak on OPKs but are seeing/feeling the other signs of ovulation? Semi freaking out but know I have/can ovulate as have had previous pregnancies.

Hi ladies jumping over to this group now, everyone seems to be around the same place as me. TTC baby no.3 and this will be the first cycle 'trying'. I am currently CD16 and I think I'm ovulating or will ovulate in the next 24 hours. I'm experiencing that horrid cramping feeling and took a test and it's strong but waiting to see if the test line will become darker that the control line. Anyway wishing everyone well and congrats to those who have got their BFPs, hopefully more of us will have a lovely Xmas present BFPs!

@Emiily887 lovely to hear your update! 💕🩷Yes I know what you mean, I compromised by tracking opk but not testing early to have a ‘happy medium’ as such. The not testing early has felt strange but means I haven’t got my hopes up. Cd27 today and AF due Thurs so nearly there. I don’t think I’m pregnant this month though as haven’t really noticed obvious signs (though admittedly have been trying not to symptom spot) and I’m feeling a bit crampy today which is usual for me the few days before AF.
ah well if we aren’t then means we can move ahead with our fertility appointment as planned next week and will have support from that clinic as our ttc journey continues.